GIRESUN

AREA: 6.934 km?
POPULATION: 499.087 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 28

DISTRICTS: Giresun (center), Alucra, Bulancak, Camoluk, Dereli, Espiye, Eynesil, Gorele, Kesap, Piraziz, Sebilkarahisar, Tirebolu, Yaglidere.

SITES OF INTEREST: Giresun Island, Kulakkaya, Dokuzgoz and Salon Cayiri forest recreation areas, Municipal beach , Giresun, Arda, Kaledere, Kusluhan, Andoz, Eynesil, Sebinkarahisar, Center (Saint Jean) and Bedrama (Bodrum) castles, Virgin Mary churches and monastries at Giresun, Hisarkoy (Dereli) and Sebinkarahisar, Gebe Church, Haci Huseyin, Haci Mikdad, Kale, Fahreddin Behramsah, Fatih and Kursunlu mosques, Stone Mosque (Tas Mescid), Kursunlu Bath and Fountain , Pertevniyal fountains , Bazaars(Tashanlar)

Camps

Municipal Beach
Gure Mevkii / Giresun

Bulancak Beach
Bulancak / Giresun

Tirebolu Beach
Tirebolu / Giresun

Salon Cayiri Forest Recreation Area
Kumbet High Plateau
Dereli / Giresun

Municipal Beach , Duzkoy Alti
Kesap / Giresun

Provincial Cultural Directorate

Tel: (454) 216 35 60
Fax: (454) 212 17 61

State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate

Sami Oytun Kultur Sitesi FevziPasha Cad.
Hacihuseyin Mah.
GIRESUN

Registered Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages in Giresun

Sites
Archaeological Sites: 5
Urban Sites: 1
Natural Sites: 1
Historical Sites: 1
Other Sites
Archaeological and Natural Sites: 3
Total: 11
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 324
TOTAL: 335

Significant Days

Local Days of Celebration:

Arrival of Ataturk at Giresun
Giresun
19 September

Arrival of Ataturk at Sebinkarahisar
Sebinkarahisar
11 October

Festivals:

Aksu Culture and Art Festival
Starts at the point where Aksu river reaches the sea
and continues in the city
20-23 May

Festivities:

Sisdagi Otcu Festivities
Sis Plateau
July Last Week

Kumbet Plateau Festivities
Kumbet Plateau
2nd week of July
(Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Seyh Mahmut Cagirtan Festivities
Camoluk
2nd week of July
(Friday,Saturday)

Bulancak Culture and Art Festivities
Bulancak Erikli Village
22-27 July

Camoluk Honey Festivity
Camoluk
30 September

Bektas Plateau Festivity
Bektas Plateau
First week of August (Sat. Sun. )

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